Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

based bulge brackets (GS, MS, JPM, Citi, and BofA) are the strongest international banks, and Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis are the strongest domestic firms. Financials are usually in the #1 spot because banks and insurance firms constantly issue debt; other sectors trade places in the rankings.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Many firms put capital markets groups within “Investment Banking,” but some include it within Sales & Trading or “Global Markets.” Specifically, private equity is not feasible from most ECM or DCM teams, hedge funds are also challenging, venture capital is a stretch, and you won’t have the right skills for corporate development.

Capital Market

How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

He then worked for what are called bulge bracket investment banks, mostly in the capital market space. Castle Placement specializes in raising private equity and debt capital for clients. Crowdfunding platforms such as CPGO offer businesses the ability to list their private securities on a public platform.

Capital

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

Trade Surpluses – Some countries, like Singapore, are not rich in commodities but serve as trade hubs and generate significant revenue from these activities. Others operate more like funds of funds and delegate much of the investing process to private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset managers. If you are a U.S.

Recruitment

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

For example, they might ask you how to use a DCF, what bond yields are, or the trade-offs of debt vs. equity – but but they won’t ask you to build a DCF model or calculate Unlevered Free Cash Flow. As with the job itself, the theme is breadth over depth.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 23, 2025

Corporate Banking: Focuses more on building relationships with clients and winning repeat business for everyday needs, such as cash management, trade finance, liquidity management, and credit. And the large firms, such as the bulge-bracket banks and middle-market banks , all offer commercial banking services as well.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. see the fixed income trading article for the full list ). What if there’s a recession or a slowdown in global trade? Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! –

Equities

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Many private equity firms and hedge funds invest in renewables or related areas like chemicals, industrials, technology, and power. Despite what renewable cheerleaders often claim, the entire industry is very dependent on government subsidies, tax incentives, regulation, and even monetary/fiscal/trade policy.

Investment Banking

The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

” Microsoft scored a win on July 11, when a federal court in California denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction — essentially allowing the deal parties to proceed. Bulge-bracket deal expectations may also be a factor. “I And maybe in roughly that order of probability.”

Bulge Bracket

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time. government has become more aggressive about regulating all “private funds” (private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, etc.) You can read all ~660 pages of the new “Private Fund Rule,” but the SEC’s summary is more than enough.

Private Equity

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Carve out tech acquisitions also continued to be attractive to strategic and private equity buyers, with GTCR’s acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS for up to $18.5 Private equity activity accounted for only 27% of tech M&A in 2023, a six-year low (and a substantial decrease from the 2021 record of 36%).

M&A